Comments for Sylvan Institute of Botanical Medicine http://sylvanbotanical.com Professional Herbalists Serving Herbal Professionals Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:53:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Comment on Heracleum or Cow-Parsnip by Amanda Brown http://sylvanbotanical.com/2011/12/19/heracleum-or-cow-parsnip/#comment-96 Amanda Brown Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:53:31 +0000 http://sylvanbotanical.com/?p=526#comment-96 I used a topical application of the tincture in a case of bells palsy with excellent results. Glad to see more info provided for this helpful plant. Thanks I used a topical application of the tincture in a case of bells palsy with excellent results.
Glad to see more info provided for this helpful plant. Thanks

]]> Comment on What the Fouquirie!?!? by Alan Russo http://sylvanbotanical.com/2012/01/20/what-the-fouquirie/#comment-95 Alan Russo Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:42:10 +0000 http://sylvanbotanical.com/?p=558#comment-95 Glad to have found your blog. Didn't know of the medicinal qualities of Ocotillo. I have only learned of the edibility on my brief trips to the southwest. I am just an amateur, but still passionate about the Edible and medicinal qualities of plants. Alan http://ethnobotanist128.blogspot.com/ http://www.thedandelionappreciationsociety.org/ Glad to have found your blog.
Didn’t know of the medicinal qualities of Ocotillo. I have only learned of the edibility on my brief trips to the southwest. I am just an amateur, but still passionate about the Edible and medicinal qualities of plants.
Alan
http://ethnobotanist128.blogspot.com/
http://www.thedandelionappreciationsociety.org/

]]> Comment on Attending Traditions in Western Herbalism by myron http://sylvanbotanical.com/2011/09/22/attending-traditions-in-western-herbalism/#comment-94 myron Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:33:49 +0000 http://sylvanbotanical.com/?p=94#comment-94 see you there ! see you there !

]]> Comment on Tincturing Chinese Herbs by thomas http://sylvanbotanical.com/2010/06/02/tincturing-chinese-herbs/#comment-92 thomas Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:40:58 +0000 http://sylvanbotanical.com/2010/06/02/tincturing-chinese-herbs/#comment-92 Dear Cory, I could only find one paper with the chemical constituents of loquat leaf and this is what they listed: Nine triterpenes were isolated and identified as methyl betuliate (I), oleanolic acid (II), ursolic acid (III), methyl maslinate (IV), methyl corosolate, (methyl 2alpha-3alpha-dihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oate, V), maslinic acid (VI), corosolic acid (VII), tormentic acid (VIII), euscaphic acid (IX) from loquat leaf. No sign of cyanide and I would think they would list it, although it would take more than one paper for me to rule it out completely. As for the huang qin tincture, I am not sure what to say. I have found it very effective, in fact I think it is excellent as a tincture. I have a significant amount of personal experience treating toothache with herbs and to be honest, it is not a very good method in my opinion. Temporary fix is the best one can hope for. Perhaps in your husbands case you had merely reached the point where herbs were not going to address the issue. Thanks for your comments. I hope you enjoy some of the other posts here. I welcome your comments. Thomas Dear Cory,

I could only find one paper with the chemical constituents of loquat leaf and this is what they listed: Nine triterpenes were isolated and identified as methyl betuliate (I), oleanolic acid (II), ursolic acid (III), methyl maslinate (IV), methyl corosolate, (methyl 2alpha-3alpha-dihydroxyurs-12-en-28-oate, V), maslinic acid (VI), corosolic acid (VII), tormentic acid (VIII), euscaphic acid (IX) from loquat leaf.

No sign of cyanide and I would think they would list it, although it would take more than one paper for me to rule it out completely.

As for the huang qin tincture, I am not sure what to say. I have found it very effective, in fact I think it is excellent as a tincture.

I have a significant amount of personal experience treating toothache with herbs and to be honest, it is not a very good method in my opinion. Temporary fix is the best one can hope for. Perhaps in your husbands case you had merely reached the point where herbs were not going to address the issue.

Thanks for your comments. I hope you enjoy some of the other posts here. I welcome your comments.

Thomas

]]> Comment on Tincturing Chinese Herbs by Cory Trusty - Aquarian Bath http://sylvanbotanical.com/2010/06/02/tincturing-chinese-herbs/#comment-91 Cory Trusty - Aquarian Bath Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:14:43 +0000 http://sylvanbotanical.com/2010/06/02/tincturing-chinese-herbs/#comment-91 Thanks for looking into Loquat leaf. I think it is cyanide in the leaves that is denatured by boiled. I wish I could remember the source for the info. I don't know if cyanide is modified in alcohol either. Huang Qin is what I meant. I used the decoction for years to treat tooth infections with my husband. Switching to tincture was a big failure, but on the positive side he ended up having to go get all his teeth pulled because of it and now (finally) has dentures. Thanks for looking into Loquat leaf. I think it is cyanide in the leaves that is denatured by boiled. I wish I could remember the source for the info. I don’t know if cyanide is modified in alcohol either.

Huang Qin is what I meant. I used the decoction for years to treat tooth infections with my husband. Switching to tincture was a big failure, but on the positive side he ended up having to go get all his teeth pulled because of it and now (finally) has dentures.

]]> Comment on Oregon Grape Root / Mahonia species by thomas http://sylvanbotanical.com/2011/12/01/oregon-grape-root-mahonia-species/#comment-90 thomas Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:53:42 +0000 http://sylvanbotanical.com/?p=509#comment-90 Thanks Karen, I hope it is a good resource for students and practitioners. The next volume is nearing completion and we are offering this material (from booth books) in our materia medica series here http://sylvanbotanical.com/classes/western-herbs-in-chinese-medicine-materia-medica/ and here http://sylvanbotanical.com/classes/western-herbs-in-chinese-medicine-materia-medica-2/ with more to come in the future. Thanks Karen, I hope it is a good resource for students and practitioners. The next volume is nearing completion and we are offering this material (from booth books) in our materia medica series here http://sylvanbotanical.com/classes/western-herbs-in-chinese-medicine-materia-medica/ and here http://sylvanbotanical.com/classes/western-herbs-in-chinese-medicine-materia-medica-2/ with more to come in the future.

]]> Comment on Oregon Grape Root / Mahonia species by KarenD http://sylvanbotanical.com/2011/12/01/oregon-grape-root-mahonia-species/#comment-89 KarenD Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:59:15 +0000 http://sylvanbotanical.com/?p=509#comment-89 "Western Herbs According to Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Practitioners Guide " - Great resource for detailed energetics & specific uses of western herbs according to Chinese herb categories. This book goes in-depth to the subtle nuances of appropriate application & substitution. A valuable addition for the eastern-trained practitioner who would like to incorporate N. American herbs into their herb pharmacy. Excellent photographs. “Western Herbs According to Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Practitioners Guide ” – Great resource for detailed energetics & specific uses of western herbs according to Chinese herb categories. This book goes in-depth to the subtle nuances of appropriate application & substitution. A valuable addition for the eastern-trained practitioner who would like to incorporate N. American herbs into their herb pharmacy. Excellent photographs.

]]> Comment on Tincturing Chinese Herbs by thomas http://sylvanbotanical.com/2010/06/02/tincturing-chinese-herbs/#comment-88 thomas Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:48:47 +0000 http://sylvanbotanical.com/2010/06/02/tincturing-chinese-herbs/#comment-88 Dear Cory Trusty, I will need to look into the loquat leaf (<em>Eriobotrya japonica</em>) toxicity issue, I can't say I have ever heard of this, thank you for bringing this to our attention as it could be very important information. I have been making Huang Qin (<em>Scutellaria baicalensis</em>) tincture for years and find it to be very effective as have many other herbalists I know. I wonder if you didn't mean Huang Qi (<em>Astragalus membranaceus</em>), which I agree doesn't make the best tincture without more special preparation such as is mentioned in the blog post by combining water and alcohol extracts, i.e. with Ling Zhi (<em>Ganoderma lucidum</em>). Thank you very much for your input. Thomas Up-date: I found this paper http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1754765/pdf/v063p01355.pdf that describes toxic myopathy in the use of Loquat leaves, however the paper specifically states that the person boiled the leaves. Feel free to post anything else that you might find. Dear Cory Trusty,

I will need to look into the loquat leaf (Eriobotrya japonica) toxicity issue, I can’t say I have ever heard of this, thank you for bringing this to our attention as it could be very important information.

I have been making Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis) tincture for years and find it to be very effective as have many other herbalists I know. I wonder if you didn’t mean Huang Qi (Astragalus membranaceus), which I agree doesn’t make the best tincture without more special preparation such as is mentioned in the blog post by combining water and alcohol extracts, i.e. with Ling Zhi (Ganoderma lucidum).

Thank you very much for your input.

Thomas

Up-date: I found this paper http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1754765/pdf/v063p01355.pdf that describes toxic myopathy in the use of Loquat leaves, however the paper specifically states that the person boiled the leaves. Feel free to post anything else that you might find.

]]> Comment on Tincturing Chinese Herbs by Cory Trusty - Aquarian Bath http://sylvanbotanical.com/2010/06/02/tincturing-chinese-herbs/#comment-87 Cory Trusty - Aquarian Bath Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:43:32 +0000 http://sylvanbotanical.com/2010/06/02/tincturing-chinese-herbs/#comment-87 Aren't there some herbs that need to be boiled to remove toxicity? I seem to recall Loquat leaf having a poison that is removed in decoction, but not necessarily in tincture. It has been too long for me to recall the source of that info, but I don't think that is something taught in TCM b/c the traditional preparation is safe. I have tried tincturing Huang Qin and found it very inneffective compared to decoction. Shisandra berry.. awesome in tincture though. Aren’t there some herbs that need to be boiled to remove toxicity? I seem to recall Loquat leaf having a poison that is removed in decoction, but not necessarily in tincture. It has been too long for me to recall the source of that info, but I don’t think that is something taught in TCM b/c the traditional preparation is safe.

I have tried tincturing Huang Qin and found it very inneffective compared to decoction.

Shisandra berry.. awesome in tincture though.

]]> Comment on Tincturing Chinese Herbs by thomas http://sylvanbotanical.com/2010/06/02/tincturing-chinese-herbs/#comment-86 thomas Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:46:38 +0000 http://sylvanbotanical.com/2010/06/02/tincturing-chinese-herbs/#comment-86 Dear Karen, I believe you are correct. One of the reasons I have done it this way is the question of storing the decoction while the tincture process is happening. But I suppose the decoction could be frozen or the marc could be composted (or tinctured for later use) and a previously made tincture could be use instead. I think I will try this method....I like it. Thanks for your comments. Thomas Dear Karen,

I believe you are correct. One of the reasons I have done it this way is the question of storing the decoction while the tincture process is happening. But I suppose the decoction could be frozen or the marc could be composted (or tinctured for later use) and a previously made tincture could be use instead. I think I will try this method….I like it.

Thanks for your comments.

Thomas

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